Questions now for me about Doolan's managerial abilities. I adore the guy, like everyone else, but for me there's a real naivety and lack of experience which is killing us. Teams look at us and suss us almost immediately. There seems to me to be a lack of tactical guile.
I also question whether any learning happened after the DUFC game as I saw little evidence last night. One example. Sneddon's distribution. He holds the ball, waits for the opposition to regroup and get their shape THEN kicks a long ball up to Big Stevie Lawless. We lose possession immediately and are on the back foot. If we can ALL see that's not working and Sneddon needs fast distribution to his defence then onwards, what coaching is actually taking place? The last two games have been like watching Thistle Under 9s playing grown men.